1961 Aintree 200
# 1961 Aintree 200

The 6th Aintree 200 was a Formula One motor race held on 22 April 1961 at Aintree Circuit, Merseyside. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by Australian driver Jack Brabham in a Cooper T55-Climax, setting fastest lap in the process. Team mate Bruce McLaren was second and Graham Hill, starting from pole position, was third in a BRM-Climax.

## Results

| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | 1.55:17.2 | 2 |
| 2 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | + 28.4 s | 3 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM-Climax | + 1:09.8 s | 1 |
| 4 | John Surtees | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | + 1:58.2 s | 4 |
| 5 | Masten Gregory | Camoradi International | Cooper-Climax | 49 laps | 26 |
| 6 | Jack Lewis | H & L Motors | Cooper-Climax | 49 laps | 6 |
| 7 | Tony Marsh | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | 49 laps | 8 |
| 8 | Roy Salvadori | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | 48 laps | 9 |
| 9 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 48 laps | 5 |
| 10 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 48 laps | 7 |
| 11 | Gerry Ashmore | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | 48 laps | 12 |
| 12 | Shane Summers | Terry Bartram | Cooper-Climax | 47 laps | 13 |
| 13 | Keith Greene | Gilby Engineering | Gilby-Climax | 47 laps | 27 |
| 14 | Dan Gurney | Louise Bryden-Brown | Lotus-Climax | 47 laps | 15 |
| 15 | Cliff Allison | UDT-Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 46 laps | 11 |
| 16 | André Pilette | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson-Climax | 45 laps | 22 |
| 17 | Tony Brooks | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM-Climax | 44 laps | 10 |
| 18 | Graham Eden | Graham Eden | Cooper-Climax | 43 laps | 19 |
| 19 | Trevor Taylor | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 41 laps | 14 |
| DSQ | Ian Burgess | Camoradi International | Lotus-Climax | Took on extra oil | 25 |
| Ret | Henry Taylor | UDT-Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | Gearbox | 17 |
| Ret | Bernard Collomb | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | Engine | 20 |
| Ret | Peter Procter | Anthony Brooke | Lotus-Climax | Ignition | 24 |
| Ret | Tim Parnell | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | Engine | 28 |
| Ret | Michael May | Scuderia Colonia | Lotus-Climax | Engine | 21 |
| Ret | Stirling Moss | Rob Walker Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | Engine | 23 |
| Ret | George Morgan | Tommy Atkins | Cooper-Climax | Accident | 16 |
| Ret | Lucien Bianchi | Equipe Nationale Belge | Emeryson-Maserati | Accident | 18 |
| WD | Lloyd Casner | Camoradi International | Lotus-Climax | No car | - |
| WD | Brian Naylor | JBW Car Co | JBW-Maserati | Car not ready | - |
| WD | Wolfgang Seidel | Scuderia Colonia | Lotus-Climax | No car | - |
| WD | Willy Mairesse | Equipe Nationale Belge | Emeryson-Maserati | No car | - |
| WD | John Campbell-Jones | John Campbell-Jones | Cooper-Climax | | - |
